Dental Veneers in Edinburgh

Achieve a Brighter, Straighter and More Confident Smile

If you’re looking to transform your smile with natural, beautifully shaped teeth, dental veneers are one of the most popular and effective cosmetic treatments available. At Ardmillan Dental Practice in Merchiston, Edinburgh, we provide high-quality porcelain and composite veneers that are custom-designed to enhance your smile while preserving your natural tooth structure.

What are dental veneers?

Dental veneers are thin, custom-made shells placed on the front surfaces of your teeth. They are designed to improve the colour, shape, size, symmetry, and overall appearance of your smile. Veneers are an ideal option for patients wanting dramatic cosmetic improvements with a minimally invasive approach.

Veneers can correct:

  • Stained or discoloured teeth

  • Chipped or worn edges

  • Mildly crooked or uneven teeth

  • Gaps between teeth

  • Misshaped or small teeth

  • Overall smile asymmetry

Once placed, veneers look natural, feel comfortable, and offer long-lasting aesthetic enhancement.

When should you choose veneers?

Veneers are a solution for a number of common cosmetic problems. If you have gaps between your teeth, if they are misaligned, stained or misshapen then veneers provide a protective cover that improves your teeth’s shape, appearance and colour. Veneers work very much like a false fingernail and are made of porcelain or resin.

When you come to Ardmillan Dental Practice, your dentist will do the necessary investigations and talk to you to make sure that veneers are the best approach for you. Once you’ve both made the decision to go ahead, then the actual process is straightforward and involves minimal discomfort (similar to having a filling). Veneers are very thin and are fixed to teeth using a very strong bonding agent.

They are chosen to match your existing teeth, or to achieve a desired level of whiteness. One other way in which veneers can help is to close up small gaps or correct misalignments. This is particularly useful in situations where orthodontics (braces) are not suitable or appropriate. So that everyone can benefit from this very effective cosmetic treatment, we offer a range of competitive pricing and finance options.

FAQs

  • Replacing veneers typically happens about 15-20 years after they were placed. Some of the signs that it’s time to replace your porcelain veneers are that they are chipped or cracked. Replacing veneers is similar to the initial installation of the porcelain veneers.

  • Most patients report that their adjustment to porcelain veneers lasts about two weeks. After two or three weeks, patients should be used to the way the veneer feel and function.

  • Standard root canal treatments usually require two visits or more to be completed. In the case of two appointments, you can expect the first session to include creating an opening in the crown to provide access to the root canal and later cleaning and disinfecting the canal to get rid of the infected tissue.